Marvin Pontiac, the insane African-Jewish musician, is a fictional character created by artist, actor, and musician John Lurie. Lurie wrote and performed, along with Marc Ribot and Tony Scherr, The Legendary Marvin Pontiac - Greatest Hits, releasing it as a posthumous collection of the fictional character's works. http://www.strangeandbeautiful.com/marvin/index.html